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JAMES M. SUDEUTH, OF PIERRE, SOUTH DA-KOTA.

rAsTRY MIXER.

Application filed Jann: ry 9, 192B. Serial No. 245,494.

My inve'ntion relates to means for mixing pastry by rubbing the pastry dough between two similarlyformed elements.

The. general objectof my invention is to 5 provide a device for the indicated purpose,

made in duplicate, to move relati'i'ely to 'each other, adapted to be held in the hands, and having dougli-engaging members thereon at .pronounced angles to each other, preferably at'right-angles, and so arranged and disposed as to effectively grip the dough and cause the saine to be 'Worked in a manner to result in a superior pastry. i The nature of my invention and its distinv15. guishing features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be hadto the accompanying' drawings forming a part of 4this specilication, it being understood that the drawings are .20 merely illustrative of one example ot the invention.

Figure 1 is a faeevi'ew of one of the pastry mixing elements embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is -a longitudinal section taken on the line 2 2 of F iguije 1; and

Figure 3 isa cioss section taken on the. line 3-3 of Figure 1.

It having been understood that two of the devices illustrated are used, and that 'one isa duplicate of the other. it suffices to show and describe one as follows:

Y An element 10, made from sheet metal in practice, is provided which isgenerally ovate in form for its major portion, and at one end is somewhat reduced in area and return bent to form a broad hook-like handle 11.

The plate 10 is formed over its major :rea with transversely disposed elongated rubbing members 12 presenting sloping! side.: divergid members.

't ransverse rows or series and altern a tin 0- with the transversely disposed members 12 are rub! -bing members 13' at a pronounced angle to the members 12 and preferably at right an-4 glcs. The ends 14 .of the members '12. and l 13 slope and merge` into the flat materia-.lof

the element 10.

The above described construction is etfec,f

tive in gripping the pastry dough and caus-V ingthe same to be worked thoroughly to'form pastry of the desired quality. 1

I would state, furthermore, that whilethe illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the enact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same canbe considerably varied without de arture fromthe spirit of the invention as efined i'n the appended claims. f I claim: 1. 'In a means for mixing pastry, a mixing element presenting a base member havinge. bioad arca provided with rows of ylongitudinally and transversely vextending. rubbing members, the members in e'achrow being raised, and alternating members being at a pronounced angle to each other.

2. In a means for mixing pastry, a mixing bioad area provided with rows of longitudi.- nally and transversely 'extending rubbing l members, the members in each row being raised, and alternating' members being at a prenounced angle to each other, the said eleinet. being formed of sheet 'metal and ybeing turned atonc end on itself *to form a hooklike handle.

Signedat .-\lbu pierque, in the county of Bernalillo, and State of New Mexico, this l3rd day of January A. D. 1928.

JAMES M. SUDDUTH., 

